Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-19
THE SITUATION IN GERMANY.
An Interesting Resume OF German News
Tho Now Election.

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Tho New Election.
3 BERLIN, January 16.-The dissolution
the Reichstag has taken no party UNI
wares. Preparations for q new electio
have been actively proceeding ever sim
, the decisions of the Military Commissio
showed that the defeat OF the governmer
was inevitable. A number of seats al
likely to be severely contested. It is est
mated at SO. OF these 86 are held b
Progressists, and fourteen Dy the Cent?
party. All the other seats are cousidere
to be firmly held.
The fourteen seats of the Centre part
which are imperilled are situated in Soutk
ern Germany, and were formerly held b.
the National Liberals. The governmen
may win them back under the pressure G
patriotic excitement, which is running hig
in the Southern States, but the genera
opinion continues to be against the chance
of the government obtaining a majority
Whatever may be the result, the govern
ment will adhere to its original demands
If the coming Reicbstag confirm
the decisions OF the last one
body. and apply to separate legislatures
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course is indicated in a passage OF his speech
in which he reminded the Reichstag thai
! the Emperor is always able as King to ap
peal with confidence to the Prussian Par
lament for means for guarding the father.
land, or he may try for period to rule
! without the Budget, trusting in the end to
control the vote.
The elections will be watched with most
intense interest where contests are expect
ed to turn on narrow maiorities. During
the answering of roll call of votes, laughter
was evoked by General Won Moltke's reply
ing with an emphatic "Ja," having mis-
corrected the error, Herr Muno shouting
"nein." General Won Moltke, after mo-
ment of confusion bowed his acceptance OF
correction. The instant that the President
finished reading the result of the divi-
sion Prince Bismarck arose and read
with distinct utterance the brief
decree dissolving the Reichstag, and be
added no words of his own. He closed the
writing case, enfolding the document with a
sharp emphasis and abruptly strode from
the chamber to his carriage, driving off
without speaking to anyone.
The North Gazette reproduces letters OF
King George of Hanover, written 1867 and
1868, which were alluded to by Bismarck
as proving that the king intrigued with the
French to thwart German unity and estab
lish Guelph Empire. King George wrote,
urging Napoleon to delay his attack upon
Prussia until his preparations are COM
pleted, SO that when the struggle occ 1rs
success will be assured. In another letter
the King assures the Emperor that France
in assailing Prussia will have thesympathy
OF all Germans save the old Prussian pro-
vinces.
A meeting at Heilbrun has sent to the So.
cialist deputy Grillenberger a letter ex-
planning how it was that two'thirds of the
petitions in favor OF the army bill which
were sent to the Reichstag came from
It is alleged that the
signers to the petitions were OBJ
tained through the influence OF
pastors who preached concerted discourses,
and that Germany would suddenly be
invaded by the French early in the present
year.
Navigation returns for 1885 show that
l21 $50 ships, having g. registered tonnage
Of 20, ,3O9, ,694 tons, entered or left German
ports, against 20.548 ships, with a total
tonnage oi 2,40S, 1913 tons, in 1884. The
number OF sailing vessels diminished
during the same period to l, ,24O, and the
tonnage to 241, TAG tons, whereas the num-
Der OF steamers increased 2,O5O, and ton
mage to 232,723.
Munich papers announce that the Bava-
rian Government has declined to accede to
The Imperial Governments suggestion that
. minor state of siege be proclaimed in
Munich.
Prot. Klein, OF Gottinger. succeeds Prof.
Webster in the chair OF mil eralogy in the
Vienna University.
The Berlin police authorities have forbid
len the sale Of tho pamphlet issued by the
Chicago Socialist Society, protesting against
The sentences pronounced upon the Anarch-
SITS in that city.